Jesse lee poole



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J.L.P.00LE. PLOW STOCK.

` No. 413x582. 4 -Panamned oct; 29, 1889.

' Wiinesses.

UNITED STATES APATENT OEEICE.

JESSE LEE POOLE, OF MARTINSVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALFTO PIERCE Y. POOLE, OF SAME PLAGE.

PLOW-STOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 413,682, dated October29, 1889.

Application filed May I6, 1889. Serial No. 311,003. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JEssE LEE POOLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Martinsville, in the county of Spartanburg and State ofSouth Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPlow-Stocks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figuresof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The special object of the invention is to improve single-footplow-stocks, so that the wear can be readily taken up, while the footcan be easily adjusted at a proper angle to the ground; also, to keepthe stock perfectly steady.

Figure l of the drawings is a side elevation showing the plow-stock withthe foot attached thereto, and Fig. 2 a perspective view of the devicesfor holding the foot. p

In the drawings, A represents a plow-stock having the usual foot B,pivoted at b and embracing the stock, so that it may be raised orlowered to get the required angle to the ground.

O is the clamp, having threaded ends on which screw the nuts c c, awasher c being usedl intermediately. This clamp is of course very old;but I make the lower part of clamp somewhat thicker than usual and formthe hole c2 therein. Through this I pass the screw-bolt D, which passesbetween the arms b b of the foot and through the cross-plate E. On thiscross-plate rests the head of bolt, while the threaded end receives anut d.

My particular means for holding the foot to the clamp has the advantageof permitting an accurate adjustment of the foot. By loosening the nuton the bolt and those Oon the clamp said foot can be set at any anglewith the ground. The nuts being then tightened up, the foot is heldsecurely just where Y it is wished to be and the stock is always keptsteady. Most stocks have no way of taking up the wear on the parts thathold the foot, and this necessary wear causes them to work loose and tonot run well. This objection is entirely obyiated by screw-coupling theclamp to the foot, as I have done.

What I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with a plow-beam and a bifurcated standard pivotedthereto, of a yoke adjustably clamped to said beam and connected by anut, plate, and screw with the standard, the latter being supportedrearwardly against the draft-strain by the yokeclamp, as shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof I attix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JESSE LEE POOLE.

Witnesses:

SIDNEY POTTER, Y F. I-I. CASH.

